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Re: [trinity-users] Re: Re: Why does Trinity depend on Samba?

From: Mike Bird <mgb-trinity@...>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 13:24:20 -0700
On Sat July 2 2016 12:56:01 deloptes wrote:
> I didn't know 32bit pc can use 8GB RAM. I thought it was limitted to 4
> because of the 32bit architecture.

Each process is limited to 4GB (or a bit less in practice).

Virtual memory allows lots of 4GB processes.  The Pentium Pro
and Pentium 4 have 36 address pins and can address 64GB of
physical RAM.

--Mike